# NTSB FTW87DRA05: Cessna A188B, N731LP, El Campo, TX, July 10, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 10, 1987, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: El Campo, TX
- Coordinates: 29.190528, -96.269676 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1905&lon=-96.2697&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22190
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW87DRA05
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22190/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRA05

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor)
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING CONTACTED THE EDGE OF A CORN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N731LP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731LP-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N 18802980T, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18802980T
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Metro Agricultural Serv.
- Registered owner: Metro Ag Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, December 13, 1986
- Airport: Woodruff Strip

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 64; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 34,100 total, 600 in this make and model, 34,100 as pilot in command, 70 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 91 °F, dew point -0 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870710034479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870710034479A), Jul 10, 1987: Cessna A188B, New Taiton, TX, Substantial damage. A wing caught corn stalks while landing. Rotated aircraft into the corn.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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